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Akontion

Akontion refers to javelin throwing in ancient Greek athletics and pentathlon contexts. Sources describe the implement, run-up, distance scoring and sometimes a throwing thong/amentum; modern practice is best framed through safe javelin coaching.

LevelHistorical FamilyAthletics CategoryHistorical sport

Representative sports image for Akontion — RickyBennison · CC0 · Image source

Classification

Category Historical sport

Family Athletics

Level Historical

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Historical javelin throwing from ancient Greek competition and pentathlon contexts.

Geeignet für Suitable for people who like historical athletics, throwing events and source context.

Cost Historical research is accessible; practical throwing belongs in supervised athletics training. Low to medium in an athletics club if implements and a throwing area are available. Athletics club with javelin coaching or education/museum context for ancient sport history. Ancient details are handled source-critically and not invented as a modern rulebook.

First progress Historical understanding is immediate; safe throwing technique needs coached practice.

Fitness level medium

Was du brauchst

historical source or museum context
for practice: athletics club
coach
throwing area
suitable implement

First steps

read source context
learn modern javelin safety
find a coach
practise grip and run-up slowly
do not throw freely without a safety sector

Athletics club, javelin coaching, Olympic/ancient-history education resource or museum context.

Use throwing implements only with supervision, clear sector release and safety distance.

Weitere Angaben

Tags individual, einzeln, akontion, historical-sport, ancient-javelin, leichtathletik, historischer-sport, antiker-speerwurf

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Throw the javelin as far as possible under rules/source context.

Teilnehmer

Individual thrower in historical competition context.

Teamgröße

Individual.

Spielfeld

Run-up and throwing area with safety sector.

Dauer

Series of attempts depending on historical or modern organisation.

Wertung

Distance of valid throws.

Gewinnbedingung

Longest valid throwing distance in the announced context.

Ausrüstung

javelin
run-up area
safety sector

Wichtige Regelpunkte

unsafe throwing area
invalid attempt
foul/overstep
overinterpreting sources

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

World Athletics (WA)

The Ancient Olympics: Pentathlon Open University · education-guide · medium
Long jump, javelin, discus International Olympic Committee · ancient-olympic-guide · high
Javelin-throwing Ancient Olympics KU Leuven · education-guide · medium